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The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday on the latest plan to shore up our country's finances and jumpstart the economy: A new tax-repatriation holiday. The holiday would involve drastically lowering taxes on corporate profits for companies that choose to bring assets back into this country. (It's common practice for big companies to store most of their cash in tax havens in order to avoid paying the 35 percent corporate profit tax
Read More »Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 flunks CDC inspection
The CDC slapped a rare failing grade on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 afer an inspection turned up a human hair in an ice macine, "extremely dirty" water in a pool, and other problematic findings.
Read More »This Vending Machine Will Give You (Live) Crabs
Instead of the usual chips, soda, and other processed food, Chinese gourmands can now have a live crab dispensed to them at the mall or airport.
Read More »The Trouble With Harry: Pottermore, Nokia, And How Not To Launch A High-Tech Product
Two curious and awkward press events this week put the spotlight on the unveiling act. Yesterday, after a short period of global intrigue, J.K.
Read More »Heartburn? 9 reasons not to ignore symptoms
Heartburn may seem like a common problem, but does that mean you should ignore it?
Read More »Dog chews off toe of diabetic woman as she sleeps
Unusual case serves as reminder for people with diabetes-related nerve damage to cover wounds during sleep
Read More »How to Become a B Corporation
Community-minded entrepreneurs can legally structure their businesses to provide a social benefit and to turn a profit. Social entrepreneurship has grown to include an estimated 40 million people working worldwide to address the most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges of our time. With so many companies claiming to be eco-friendly and socially responsible, it's becoming more difficult not just for consumers but for investors to separate a good company from a good marketer
Read More »The End Of An Era: Roadster To Be Discontinued, But Tesla Not Done With Electric Supercars
Even though it's off the market, Tesla tells us they haven't given up on electric-powered speed machines. "The Roadster proved that EVs can outperform traditional combustion vehicles while producing zero emissions," says Tesla's Khobi Brooklyn. Say what you will about perennial electric vehicle startup Tesla Motors --the Roadster convertible changed the mainstream perception of EVs from clunky golf carts to sleek vehicles that can actually be driven on highways
Read More »GE Invests In Rooftop Solar, Competing With Google’s Recent Solar Play
One of the 10 commercial partnerships with home energy technology companies GE announced this week was SunRun, a home solar company. Now both companies are in the business of getting panels on people's roofs
Read More »Facebook To Launch Crowdsourced Ad Format Next Week
What do you do if creative agencies are constantly bugging you to create new ways to promote brands on your network? Hold a competition
Read More »Lyme disease self-defense? It’s more than bug spray
Lyme disease cases have tripled since 1995, 95 percent of cases occur in 12 states
Read More »Circumcision funding cutbacks stoke angry debate
Controversial surgical procedure under scrutiny as states look for ways to close huge budget shortfalls
Read More »06.24.2011 | Inc.com Daily
Feds will launch a probe on Google, a start-up that shows if you've been hacked, a study on how men and women divide their work schedules, and more. Is Google in the doghouse? Federal regulators will be issuing subpoenas to Google, "launching a broad, formal investigation into whether the Internet giant has abused its dominance in Web-search advertising," The Wall Street Journal reports .
Read More »Graves’ disease diagnosis for Missy Elliot came after rapper almost wrecked car
Potentially debilitating autoimmune disease more common in women, people under 40
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